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Representative James J. Lyons, Jr. Served 2011 - 2018 Republican - 18th Essex

James.Lyons@mahouse.gov

Personal Information

Profession:

Businessman

Spouse:

Bernadette

Children:

2

Pets:

Sparky

Career Highlights

Elected State Representative for the 18th Essex district in November 2010
Ranking Republican, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business
Ranking Republican, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Joint Committee on Housing

Education & Public Service

BA in Political Science from Brandeis University, Class of 1975
Graduate of Arlington Catholic, Class of 1971

Most Popular Bills

Followed	Bill No.	Title
	H.4717	An Act providing for a MassHealth expansion in response to COVID-19
	S.3050	An Act to build resilience for Massachusetts communities
	S.2722	An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
	S.2962	An Act to build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation
	S.2655	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
	S.3029	An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts
	S.2529	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.
	S.16	Fiscal Year 2025 Supplemental Appropriations
	S.3	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements
	S.2924	An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy